Do robots outperform humans in human-centered domains?

R Riener, L Rabezzana, Y Zimmermann - Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The incessant progress of robotic technology and rationalization of human manpower
induces high expectations in society, but also resentment and even fear. In this paper, we …

Whole-body model predictive control for biped locomotion on a torque-controlled humanoid robot

E Dantec, M Naveau, P Fernbach… - 2022 IEEE-RAS 21st …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Locomotion of biped robots requires predictive controllers due to its unstable dynamics and
physical limitations of contact forces. A real-time controller designed to perform complex …

Online non-linear centroidal mpc for humanoid robot locomotion with step adjustment

G Romualdi, S Dafarra, G L'Erario… - … on Robotics and …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a Non-Linear Model Predictive Controller for humanoid robot
locomotion with online step adjustment capabilities. The proposed controller considers the …

Whole-body geometric retargeting for humanoid robots

K Darvish, Y Tirupachuri, G Romualdi… - 2019 IEEE-RAS 19th …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Humanoid robot teleoperation allows humans to integrate their cognitive capabilities with
the apparatus to perform tasks that need high strength, manoeuvrability and dexterity. This …

Design, development, and analysis of the lower body of next-generation 3D-printed humanoid research platform: PANDORA

AJ Fuge, CW Herron, BC Beiter, B Kalita, A Leonessa - Robotica, 2023 - cambridge.org
The main contribution of this paper is the design and development of the lower body of
PANDORA (3D-Printed Autonomous humaNoid Developed for Open-source Research …

Online dcm trajectory generation for push recovery of torque-controlled humanoid robots

M Shafiee, G Romualdi, S Dafarra… - 2019 IEEE-RAS 19th …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We present a computationally efficient method for online planning of bipedal walking
trajectories with push recovery. In particular, the proposed methodology fits control …

Telexistence and teleoperation for walking humanoid robots

M Elobaid, Y Hu, G Romualdi, S Dafarra… - Intelligent Systems and …, 2020 - Springer
This paper proposes an architecture for achieving telexistence and teleoperation of
humanoid robots. The architecture combines several technological set-ups, methodologies …

Disturbance adapting walking pattern generation using capture point feedback considering CoM control performance

MJ Kim, M Kim, D Lim, E Sung, J Park - Journal of Intelligent & Robotic …, 2023 - Springer
To ensure that a humanoid robot can walk in complex environments, a robust walking
pattern that responds to disturbances is essential. When generating the walking pattern …

On the emergence of whole-body strategies from humanoid robot push-recovery learning

D Ferigo, R Camoriano, PM Viceconte… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Balancing and push-recovery are essential capabilities enabling humanoid robots to solve
complex locomotion tasks. In this context, classical control systems tend to be based on …

A benchmarking of dcm-based architectures for position, velocity and torque-controlled humanoid robots

G Romualdi, S Dafarra, Y Hu, P Ramadoss… - … Journal of Humanoid …, 2020 - World Scientific
This paper contributes toward the benchmarking of control architectures for bipedal robot
locomotion. It considers architectures that are based on the Divergent Component of Motion …